Friday, December 23, 2011

Soho Square

Somewhat surprisingly I have never featured this, the half timbered building at the centre of Soho Square. Visitors may wonder if it is genuine, as it seems so out of place, but it is not - the history of the square goes back to the late 17th Century.

I beg your forgiveness for my cutting and pasting my comment, but there was no way on Earth I would be able to make it around the whole globe to wish everybody a Merry Christmas otherwise.

The magical elves that constitute my staff have demonstrated their lack of respect in either not showing up for work at all, or those that have all seem a little worse for wear (if you catch my drift). All they seem to do is sit around smoking cigarettes that, frankly, smell funny. In addition, they play cards and tell dirty jokes rather than do their jobs! Consequently, the reindeer are all filthy and out of shape.

I now have my two sons pulling the sleigh, but they are struggling. I’ve been told that it’s a big ask for a three and five year old, but I made it this far with a couple of mangy chooks, an arthritic wallaby and three peculiar wombats! Unfortunately, we lost all bar one wombat over Mumbai (and the sole survivor is exhibiting clear signs of PTSD).

Anyway, all the way down here at the bottom of the world (A.K.A. Tasmania), and from myself, Jen, Henry and Ezra, please have a Merry Christmas/Winter Solstice/Hanukkah/Festivus/Ashura and a happy New Year!

I hope that all of your holiday photos turn out to be triumphs, your stocking is stuffed full of lots of tasty treats and not coal and that all your beef Wellingtons/ prawn cocktails/ currywurst are all as tasty as can be!

The "external link" from Wikipedia confirms it is used as a gardener's hut, but adds the real reason it was built. "The hut was built because it was necessary to have a doorway above ground leading down to an electricity sub-station constructed under the gardens in the square."